Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 94393

Primary Care: Digital Technology

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Patrick Spencer

IndependentCentral Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that digital exclusion is not a barrier to accessing primary care.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
Digital technology is being used to help health and care professionals communicate better and enable people to access the care they need quickly and easily, when it suits them.Since 1 October, general practices (GPs) have been required to keep their onlin...

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